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Daniel Libeskind

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Who is Daniel Libeskind? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. Whether reflecting on Architecture or Faith, Daniel Libeskind brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 11 of Daniel Libeskind's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Architecture, Faith, Design, History, and Future. Among their most shared lines: "To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it."

“And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Design

All Quotes by Daniel Libeskind

“Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Future

“And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Design

“I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Faith

“To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Architecture

“Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Experience

“Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Architecture

“Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Architecture

“I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Design

“There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's faith for you. There's such a strong spirit here.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Faith

“I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of us.”

— Daniel Libeskind

Architecture